diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 127f7ab..218aaf3 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 2.5 (Upcoming 2022)
 
+o New -print-dict-entry operation prints values for a given key
 o Extend -remove-dict-entry to allow search
 o New -replace-dict-entry function to search & replace e.g URLs
 o Output annotations in JSON form with -list-annotations-json
diff --git a/cpdf.ml b/cpdf.ml
index af64fdf..43f044a 100644
--- a/cpdf.ml
+++ b/cpdf.ml
@@ -4239,19 +4239,50 @@ let remove_all_text range pdf =
 
 (* 1. Extend remove_dict_entry with search term
    2. Implement replace_dict_entry by analogy to remove_dict_entry *)
-let rec remove_dict_entry_single_object f pdf = function
-  | (Pdf.Dictionary d) -> f (Pdf.recurse_dict (remove_dict_entry_single_object f pdf) d)
+let rec dict_entry_single_object f pdf = function
+  | (Pdf.Dictionary d) -> f (Pdf.recurse_dict (dict_entry_single_object f pdf) d)
   | (Pdf.Stream {contents = (Pdf.Dictionary dict, data)}) ->
-      f (Pdf.Stream {contents = (Pdf.recurse_dict (remove_dict_entry_single_object f pdf) dict, data)})
-  | Pdf.Array a -> Pdf.recurse_array (remove_dict_entry_single_object f pdf) a
+      f (Pdf.Stream {contents = (Pdf.recurse_dict (dict_entry_single_object f pdf) dict, data)})
+  | Pdf.Array a -> Pdf.recurse_array (dict_entry_single_object f pdf) a
   | x -> x
 
-let remove_dict_entry pdf key =
-  let f d = Pdf.remove_dict_entry d key in
-    Pdf.objselfmap (remove_dict_entry_single_object f pdf) pdf;
-    pdf.Pdf.trailerdict <- remove_dict_entry_single_object f pdf pdf.Pdf.trailerdict
+(* FIXME are we sure that functional values can never appear in the equality here? *)
+let remove_dict_entry pdf key search =
+  let f d =
+    match search with
+    | None -> Pdf.remove_dict_entry d key
+    | Some s ->
+        match Pdf.lookup_direct pdf key d with
+        | Some v when v = s -> Pdf.remove_dict_entry d key
+        | _ -> d
+  in
+    Pdf.objselfmap (dict_entry_single_object f pdf) pdf;
+    pdf.Pdf.trailerdict <- dict_entry_single_object f pdf pdf.Pdf.trailerdict
 
-let replace_dict_entry pdf key value search = ()
+let replace_dict_entry pdf key value search =
+  let f d =
+    match search with
+    | None -> Pdf.replace_dict_entry d key value
+    | Some s ->
+        match Pdf.lookup_direct pdf key d with
+        | Some v when v = s -> Pdf.replace_dict_entry d key value
+        | _ -> d
+  in
+    Pdf.objselfmap (dict_entry_single_object f pdf) pdf;
+    pdf.Pdf.trailerdict <- dict_entry_single_object f pdf pdf.Pdf.trailerdict
+
+(* FIXME no need to self map here, since nothing changes *)
+let print_dict_entry pdf key =
+  let f d =
+    match Pdf.lookup_direct pdf key d with
+    | Some v ->
+        (* We use a double newline as a separator. *)
+        Printf.printf "%s\n\n" (Cpdfyojson.Safe.to_string (Cpdfjson.json_of_object pdf (fun _ -> ()) false false v));
+        d
+    | None -> d
+  in
+    Pdf.objselfmap (dict_entry_single_object f pdf) pdf;
+    pdf.Pdf.trailerdict <- dict_entry_single_object f pdf pdf.Pdf.trailerdict
 
 let remove_clipping_ops pdf resources content =
   let ops = Pdfops.parse_operators pdf resources content in
diff --git a/cpdf.mli b/cpdf.mli
index a78126b..ab554c8 100644
--- a/cpdf.mli
+++ b/cpdf.mli
@@ -387,9 +387,11 @@ val ocg_order_all : Pdf.t -> unit
 
 val stamp_as_xobject : Pdf.t -> int list -> Pdf.t -> Pdf.t * string
 
-val remove_dict_entry : Pdf.t -> string -> unit
+val remove_dict_entry : Pdf.t -> string -> Pdf.pdfobject option -> unit
 
-val replace_dict_entry : Pdf.t -> string -> string -> string option -> unit
+val replace_dict_entry : Pdf.t -> string -> Pdf.pdfobject -> Pdf.pdfobject option -> unit
+
+val print_dict_entry : Pdf.t -> string -> unit
 
 val remove_clipping : Pdf.t -> int list -> Pdf.t 
 
diff --git a/cpdfcommand.ml b/cpdfcommand.ml
index 7b80f36..35746dd 100644
--- a/cpdfcommand.ml
+++ b/cpdfcommand.ml
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ type op =
   | Revisions
   | RemoveDictEntry of string
   | ReplaceDictEntry of string
+  | PrintDictEntry of string
   | ListSpotColours
   | RemoveClipping
   | SetMetadataDate of string
@@ -201,6 +202,7 @@ type op =
   | StampAsXObject of string
 
 let string_of_op = function
+  | PrintDictEntry _ -> "PrintDictEntry"
   | Impose _ -> "Impose"
   | CopyFont _ -> "CopyFont"
   | CountPages -> "CountPages"
@@ -466,8 +468,8 @@ type args =
    mutable impose_spacing : float;
    mutable impose_linewidth : float;
    mutable format_json : bool;
-   mutable replace_dict_entry_value : string;
-   mutable dict_entry_search : string option}
+   mutable replace_dict_entry_value : Pdf.pdfobject;
+   mutable dict_entry_search : Pdf.pdfobject option}
 
 let args =
   {op = None;
@@ -582,7 +584,7 @@ let args =
    impose_spacing = 0.;
    impose_linewidth = 0.;
    format_json = false;
-   replace_dict_entry_value = "";
+   replace_dict_entry_value = Pdf.Null;
    dict_entry_search = None}
 
 let reset_arguments () =
@@ -683,7 +685,7 @@ let reset_arguments () =
   args.impose_spacing <- 0.;
   args.impose_linewidth <- 0.;
   args.format_json <- false;
-  args.replace_dict_entry_value <- "";
+  args.replace_dict_entry_value <- Pdf.Null;
   args.dict_entry_search <- None
   (* Do not reset original_filename or cpdflin or was_encrypted or
    * was_decrypted_with_owner or recrypt or producer or creator or path_to_* or
@@ -743,7 +745,7 @@ let banned banlist = function
   | RemoveId | OpenAtPageFit _ | OpenAtPage _ | SetPageLayout _
   | ShowBoxes | TrimMarks | CreateMetadata | SetMetadataDate _ | SetVersion _
   | SetAuthor _|SetTitle _|SetSubject _|SetKeywords _|SetCreate _
-  | SetModify _|SetCreator _|SetProducer _|RemoveDictEntry _ | ReplaceDictEntry _ | SetMetadata _
+  | SetModify _|SetCreator _|SetProducer _|RemoveDictEntry _ | ReplaceDictEntry _ | PrintDictEntry _ | SetMetadata _
   | ExtractText | ExtractImages | ExtractFontFile
   | AddPageLabels | RemovePageLabels | OutputJSON | OCGCoalesce
   | OCGRename | OCGList | OCGOrderAll
@@ -1599,11 +1601,22 @@ let setimposelinewidth f =
 let setreplacedictentry s =
   setop (ReplaceDictEntry s) ()
 
+let setprintdictentry s =
+  setop (PrintDictEntry s) ()
+
 let setreplacedictentryvalue s =
-  args.replace_dict_entry_value <- s
+  try
+    let pdfobj = Cpdfjson.object_of_json (Cpdfyojson.Safe.from_string s) in
+      args.replace_dict_entry_value <- pdfobj
+  with
+    e -> error (Printf.sprintf "Failed to parse replacement value: %s\n" (Printexc.to_string e))
 
 let setdictentrysearch s =
-  args.dict_entry_search <- Some s
+  try
+    let pdfobj = Cpdfjson.object_of_json (Cpdfyojson.Safe.from_string s) in
+      args.dict_entry_search <- Some pdfobj
+  with
+    e -> error (Printf.sprintf "Failed to parse search term: %s\n" (Printexc.to_string e))
 
 let whingemalformed () =
   prerr_string "Command line must be of exactly the form\ncpdf <infile> -gs <path> -gs-malformed-force -o <outfile>\n";
@@ -2254,6 +2267,9 @@ and specs =
    ("-dict-entry-search",
     Arg.String setdictentrysearch,
     " Search string for -remove-dict-entry and -replace-dict-entry");
+   ("-print-dict-entry",
+    Arg.String setprintdictentry,
+    " Print dictionary values of a given key");
    ("-producer",
     Arg.String setproduceraswego,
     " Change the /Producer entry in the /Info dictionary");
@@ -4128,12 +4144,15 @@ let go () =
           (map Pdfpagelabels.string_of_pagelabel (Pdfpagelabels.read pdf))
   | Some (RemoveDictEntry key) ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op true in
-        Cpdf.remove_dict_entry pdf key;
+        Cpdf.remove_dict_entry pdf key args.dict_entry_search;
         write_pdf false pdf
   | Some (ReplaceDictEntry key) ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op true in
         Cpdf.replace_dict_entry pdf key args.replace_dict_entry_value args.dict_entry_search;
         write_pdf false pdf
+  | Some (PrintDictEntry key) ->
+      let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op true in
+        Cpdf.print_dict_entry pdf key
   | Some ListSpotColours ->
       let pdf = get_single_pdf args.op false in
         list_spot_colours pdf
diff --git a/cpdfmanual.tex b/cpdfmanual.tex
index 0525260..c039da7 100644
--- a/cpdfmanual.tex
+++ b/cpdfmanual.tex
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 %Document -impose and friends (inc. 0-w, 0-h for long ones, how lines scale etc., undefined if pages different sizes)
 %Document -bookmarks-json including mentioning UTF8
 %Document -list-annotations-json
-%Document -replace-dict-entry and search extension to -remove-dict-entry
+%Document -replace-dict-entry and search extension to -remove-dict-entry, and -print-dict-entry
 \documentclass{book}
 % Edit here to produce cpdfmanual.pdf, cpdflibmanual.pdf, pycpdfmanual.pdf etc.
 \usepackage{comment}\excludecomment{cpdflib}\excludecomment{pycpdflib}